Which of the Following Is True of Central Tendency as a Source

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of central tendency as a source of bias in performance appraisals?

• A) People are comfortable taking a strong stand at either extreme than on the middle of a scale.
• B) This bias causes a supervisor to miss important opportunities to praise or correct employees.
• C) It is the tendency to assign similar scores to items that are near each other on a questionnaire.
• D) Supervisors with this bias rate their employees more favorably than their performance merits.

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